CVE-2009-1838

N/A Unknown
Published: June 12, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The garbage-collection implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.11, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 sets an element's owner document to null in unspecified circumstances, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via a crafted event handler, related to an incorrect context for this event handler.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/55157
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35331
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35415
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35428
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35431
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35439
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35440
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35468
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35536
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35561
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35602
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/35882
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-29.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35383
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-782-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/55157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1096.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35331
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35415
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35428
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35431
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35439
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35440
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35468
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35536
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35561
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35602
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/35882
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-264308-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1820
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1830
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:141
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-29.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1125.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1126.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35326
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35383
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022397
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-782-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1572
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489131
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=503580
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1095.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

72 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.6%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

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